THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1005.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as:
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Publishing Compsny. ein dulv sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of November, 156, was as fol
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I 81.140
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1 84.010
1 81 ,300
10 81,000
II 81.KMO
1J 2U.HBO
U 81.300
14 31.850
13 81.480
1 81.8A
J7 81.TTO
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24 81.MO
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Lass unsold copies lO.Sia
Net total sales 030,2314
Dally average 81,207
C, C. ROSEWATER.
Secretary.
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before me this 1st day of December. 190S.
(Seal) M. B. HUNQATK,
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WHEfl OUT OP TOWN,
abaerlbera leavlagr th city teas
porarlly ehnald have 1 he Be
mailed to tbem. It la better thaa
a dally letter from koine. Ad
dress will be chanced as often as
reuuatea.
Omaha retail dealers certainly have
no ground for lodging complaint, against
the weather clerk this year.
At last the New York investigating
cuunimee nas provea wnat everyone
knew that the usual state examination
of insurance companies is a farce.
As long as striking Russians permit
news to come from the seat of the
trouble the world will feel that things
aro not as bad as they might be.
That Iowa man who faces a damage
auit for $10,000 for driving with his
aweetheart" out, behind a fiery team
should have paid more attention to the
horses.
From now until New Year's the city
attorney's time win be taken up in
search for obsolete ordinances that have
been galvanized Into life by the Thomas
revision.
St. Petersburg Is In the dark, but not
nearly in such deep gloom as the man
who la supposed to be the autocrat of
all the Russias with part of a few
other territories added in.
Now that the Missouri supreme court
has decided against the Delmar Jockey
club gamblers there Is evidence that the
late election produced a reformation as
well as a revolution in that body.
Chairman (moll is wise enough to
charge the defeat which stared biiu in
the-face up to the White House thus
be did not go down before ordinary op
positionat least In his own mind.
A Nebraskan who has been lu a de
partmental office at Washington for
twenty-five years has resigned. There
Is some satisfaction in knowing that
the resignation was not by request.
William J. Bryan has ieremptorlIy
declined a public dinner tendered him
by the acting governor of Manila, be
cause he is no longer a private citizen,
but a special porresondent of Tbe
Omaha Bee.
Hearst democrats may hold W. J,
Bryan up to scorn for sidestepping the
"government .ownership" issue in fall
lng to visit New Zealand on his present
trip, but Colonel Bryan Is not a potlti
csl missionary this time.
. . . . s
If the British conservatives cannot
force the liberals to adopt a "home rule"
policy they might follow the example
of the London Times and hire a man
to enter the ranks of the enemy to give
them the. Issue they desire.
, Perhaps those prospective builders of
Philippine railroads are waiting until
the Insular government is forced to
grant them every other section of land
long the right-of-way and bonds equal
to the coat of construction.
The decision of the British govern
ment to permit the Importation of no
more coolies to South Africa has caused
a "slump" In tha South African mining
aharea, but so far it has elicited no pro
test from the men in the mines.
Commissioner Hendricks doubtless
realises that the legislative committee
does not intend to confine its work to
had company management, but the
shock must have been severe when be
was called upon to tell what he aid
sot know.
ATtOSAL ISCORFifRATlOX.
The position takou by Mr. UurflHtt,
roniinlssiom'r of corioraUoiis, in rt-gara
to foUoral regulation and urrvisiou.
has attracted attention and' met with a
great deal of arprovwj -He nrgod the
expediency of legislation lr congress
bleb will give to corporations engaged
in Interstate and foreign commerce
t, i.,Ur rulral
act, earing that this may le accom
plished either by a license to engage In
auch commerce or by a charter granted
4W ,.,., nt
by the federal government,
course means national incorporation for
interstate concerns.
This position has the support of many
able lawyers. One of the foremost of
corporation attorneys has been advo
cating national Incorporation for several
years, holding It to be the only way by
which government supervision and reg
ulation of the corporations can be made
thoroughly effective. His view Is that
the business of the country demands
uniform corporate legislation, formu
lated upon the good of the country as a
whole and not sectional legislation, state
against state. Such legislation should
be along the lines of the national bank
ing act, not abridging the powers of the
state to create local corporations, but
affording an opportunity to organize
corporations, national in extent, whose
business relates to trade with foreign
countries or between states, under na
tional laws and with the protection of
the national government against con
flic ting state legislation and local polit
leal enactments.
It is urged in behalf of a natlouar in
corporation law that corporations now
and hereafter organized would avail
themselves of It primarily for .self
protection. It having become Important
for sound corporations to create a pub
lic distinction involving a recognized
difference between themselves and those
who are following in their wake and
attempting to imitate their standing
and position. Another reason why cor
porations would avail themselves of a
national law Is the protection It would
give them against the varied, diverse
and at present inconsistent laws of vari
ous states. It is further urged that no
corporation engaged in interstate com
merce, no corporation desiring to do
business throughout the length and
breadth of the country, could afford
be other than a national organization,
since It would not be long before the in
vesting public would draw the lines
sharply between state-created organiza
tions assuming to do a business national
in extent and real national corporations.
There appears to be no reasonable
doubt respecting the power of congress
to enact auch law as Commissioner Gar
field recommends and It is perfectly ob
vious that there will not be an entirely
effective national regulation and super
vision of corporations without such leg
islation. It eem a sound proposition
that the power that la to control should
also create. .
TBK BRITISH CA3IPAIQS,
There Is uncertainty regarding the
time when the British Parliament will
be dissolved and a general election or
dered, though It will probably be lu the
next week or two. but the party leaders
have not waited for this and are already
actively engaged In the campaign. The
liberal premier has outlined what will
be the policy of the new ministry, nam
ing the fiscal question as the prime
Issue of the campaign. In speuklng
of foreign relations, which the new
government will endeavor to make even
more friendly than they are, the pre
mier said of the existing fiscal system
that It is a great guarantee of peace
and undoubtedly the liberal party will
endeavor to Impress this view upon
the voters.
In the synopsis of Sir Henry Camp-bell-Bannennan's
speech, cabled there is
no mention of the Irish question, from
which It is to be Inferred that he Ig
nored that issue and perhaps does not
intend to let it get into the campaign,
so far as the liberal party is concerned.
If that in the plan the premier will find
the Irish nationalists' a troublesome ele
ment, one of the nationalist party lead
ers having a short time ago threatened
that if the liberal party failed to de
clare aquarely for home rule the na
tionalists would support the cause of
Chamberlain. At all events the British
campaign, which is to determine
whether the fiscal policy maintained for
almost three-quarters of a century )a
to stand or fall,, has an interest that
extends beyond the boundaries of the
British empire, since there is Involved
the possibility of a radical change lu the
Industrial and commercial relations of
Great Britain with the rest of the world.
XATCHAL1ZATIOX BKFOFMB.
The report of the naturalization com
mission, to which the president in bis
annual message called the attention of
congress, contains some recommenda
tions which merit careful consideration.
The commission regards as correct th'
general principle of the naturalization
law, but suggests that no one be ad
mitted to citizenship who does not in
tend to reside permanently in the Uuited
States. To this there can be no reasona
ble objection. When American citizen
ship is conferred upon an alien it is
assumed that the recipient intends to
become a permanent resident, but the
law does not require that this be stipu
lated. There Is no good reason why
the applicant for citizenship should not
be required to say thut he intends to
reside permanently in the country. This
would simply attest his good faith.
Another recommendation is that no
one be admitted who doe not know the
English language. It is a fact that a
large number of aliens who do not know
the English language are under existing
conditions admitted to citizenship and it
Is manifestly desirable to pot a stop to
this, as of course surb rx-ople cannot
properly acquaint themselves with our
laws. It Is not wise or safe to make
citizens of persons who do not under
stand our language, at least sufficiently
to enable them to read the constitution
and the statutes. The person who could
not acquire this In the period required
to live here before becoming a citizen
could hardly bo deemed fitted to have
that most valuable boon conferred upon
him. Another recommendation which
appears to be Judicious is that no nat
uralizations be permitted for at least
thirty days next preceding a presidential
or congressional election. Such a regu
lation would go far toward remedying
fraudulent naturalization, most of which
Is done within a week or two before
presidential and congressional elections.
There is favorable promise that the
question of naturalization reforms is to
have the consideration its Importance
demands.
rnoroKiXG rkpbisals
From every section of the state come
reoorts of popular resentment at tho
ptrslstent refusal of the two principal
railroad systems of Nebraska to pay
their taxes, or rather the. attempt on
the part of these railroads to coerce the
people into accepting less than the
amount of taxes levied. While many of
the counties have yielded to the pres
sure either from sheer necessity to meet
current expenses, or through the sub
serviency of county commissioners and
supervisors, who are partial to the rail
road corporations, the taxpayers every
where indignantly spurn the offer of
compromise that would shift the bur
den of taxation from great corporations
that are charging all the traffic will
bear and have increased their revenues
from the transportation of Nebraska
products by many millions since the
advent of the era of prosperity.
The resentment of the people of Ne
braska Is intensified by the reflection
that the assessment of the railroads was
made by boards of their own choosing
and Is Notoriously far below the true
value of their properties, as gauged
either by their earnings or the market
value of their stocks and bonds. They
feel keenly the injustice of the at
tempted coercion on the part of the rail
roads, who had for ten years previous
to 1!4 enjoyed immunity from equal
taxation by the flagrant undervaluation
of their properties, while other states in
which railroads were undervalued have
recovered millions of dollars that were
withheld from their treasuries by rea
son of undue partiality of state asses
sors. The attempt to starve the people into
subjection is looked upon as a prelude
of the pressure that is to be brought
upon the state board by the railroad
tax agents and attorneys when It con
venes next spring to beat down the as
sessments for the year 1905, and at the
same time to force the raising of the
assessments upon ' all ' other classes of
property.
We feel sure that the people of Ne
braska are not in a frame of mind to
submit tamely to such a program. In the
language of Senator Long at the ban
quet of the Kansas City Knife and Fork
club, "The power of the railroads to tlx
rates is ulinost equal to the power of
taxation. The unrestricted exercise of
this great power menaces the rights and
liberties of the public." This taxing
power has leen exercised In Nebraska
without restraint or check for twenty
years, and the refusal of the railroads
to pay the tax ?a levied by the state will
simply provoke retaliation as a matter
of self-defense. If the railroads persist
in fighting their taxes, the people of Ne
braska will invoke the power vested lu
them by the constitution to restrain the
taxing powers of the railroads. In such
a conflict the railroads will finally fare
the worse.
There is a well defined rumor that
Commissioners Hofeldt and McDonald
will refuse to vacate their places on
the county board on the first Thursday
of January, as the law provides, under
pretext thut their terms of office have
been cxteuded over another year by an
act of the legislature that was declared
Invalid by the district court When it
la borne in mind that neither Hofeldt
nor McDonald were candidates for re
election and neither have received a
single vote for retention in the position
that they now hold, their refusal to va
cate will scarcely meet public approval.
Hofeldt Is a three-termer and McDon
ald secured bis position through a deal
with his opponent. When a man who
has not been voted for seeks to bar out
the man who has been duly elected to
the office which he occupies, he becomes
a political anarchist. If all men who
held office were to pursue such a policy
all elective public offices would be oc
cupied by usurpers most of the time.
There was some palliation for the Mis
sissipplans who stood with shotguns on
the boundary Hue of their 6tate last fall
to prevent the Ingresa of yellow fever
Infected Loulslanans, but the attempt of
an Omaha keeper of a disorderly saloon
to restrain railroad track laying in front
of his resort with a revolver inaugu
rates a new era or lawlessness xnai
should not pass unnoticed by the munici
pal authorities. Every man in this com
munity is entitled to the broadest pro
tection of his property rights, but no
man has a right to take the law into
his own bands when the courts are open
for whatever redress to which he may
be eutltled.
The Burlington railroad bus been
granted fifteen days to decide if it is
guilty or not guilty of granting rebates
or perhaps to discover a method by
which it can escape punishment.
The old settlers of Omaha, and their
descendant, are to bare one more op-
portunity to celebrate New Year's day
in the old-fashioned way at the Omaha
club, as egg-nog dispensary, and this
reminds Ha
Compensation for Woe.
Philadelphia Record.
Is providential that the walking Is
good: even street car passes have
lt
etnt
been cut off.
Seeking; the 1 nattalnahle.
New York Evening Tost.
Senator Daniel calls for an Inventor able
to devise a plan to protect the senate from
"ribald Jests." All tha' would be needed
would be a contrivance to extinguish the
American sense of humor.
Me Earns Hla Salary.
Springfield Republican.
No one In congress attacked the 10.On0
salary paid to Colonel Gorgas, and with
good reason. The colonel earns It. He Is
the leading yellow fever expert In the
world, and he stays on.the firing line.
Krlaht In ;iaaa Honars.
Chicago Chronicle.
President Corey's threat that if he were
deposed from the presidency of the United
States Steel corporation because of his in
fidelity to Ms wife he would "tuke & hand
In the mud sllnpinpr" himself haa had the
desired effect. Tue members of the cor
poration who reside in glass houses have
made hast to announce that Mr. Corey
will be re-elected, and messengers have
been dispatched to every point of the com
pass to impress upon the public their ab
solute confidence In the "slandered" presi
dent. I'nflnlahed Bnnlnea.
Baltimore American.
There are many Important problems and
questions which the death of this year will
bequeath to tha now one. So big are some
of these matters, and so swiftly are events
marching along, thut the face of the world
may be Considerably changed before 1306
Is over. The fate of nations or the birth
of new ones may occur In lta limited space,
while the whole aspect of social and
economic life may be revolutionized. No
year has been more prolific in history-making
than the present expiring one, and
events as far as human sight can foresee
are rearing important crises.
HafllanUra Moat Be Squelched.
Chicago Chronicle.
Secretary Bonaparte requests congress to
Invest him with authority to dismiss sum
marily any midshipman at the Naval acad
emy whose presence there he regards as
"contrary to the best interests of the ser
vice." It Is desirable, of course, that these
midshipmen should during their c.odetshlp
be subject to court-martial like officers of
the army and navy, but the continued
prevalence of hazing has given rise to an
emergency which cannot bo disregarded.
The country will not object If both the
secretary of the navy and the secretary of
war are given the power of removal.
11 111X0 THE RATE KH.I1T.
Yltroroaa I am pa Is o Inaugurated
in
the Courts.
Cleveland Leader.
Good generalship In a good cause Is back
of the attorney general's letter of Instruc
tion to the United States district attor- I
neys. The national administration will do
its utmost to exposo the extent and bad
effects of discrimination In railroad freight
charges while congress is making up its
mind what preventive measures to take.
The eighty-five district attorneys of the I
country are urged to Investigate dill-
gently all complaints of rate dlscrlmlna- I
tlon, spare no effort to obtain proof, and
prosecute those who ,are guilty, under the
Elklns act. The fji-ft penalty prescribed .
by this law la a fir.' But where consplr- J
acy to commit an offense against the
United States can be shown, a term of Im
prisonment can be Imposed. Mero public
ity will do the most good while congress
Is in session, but the district attorneys are
nevertheless urged to secure imprisonment
for conspiracy wherever possible.
The Instructions to the district attorneys
are not perfunctory. They mean business.
The concluding admonition Is: "I desire
to impress upon you the Importance of
using every effort to execute these direc
tions.'" Every district atttorney who aims
to perform his duty will immediately
arouse himself.
If evidence merely of the existence of
half the rate rebating and discrimination
apparently going on can be produced the
resistance of the railroads and the favored
shippers to remedial legislation will not
prevail. The newspapers are ready to do
their share in giving the facta to the pub
lic, and the public will Insist that con
gress shall do the rest.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Since the traction companies of Philadel
phia cut out political passes the movement
for wider streets scored a distinct gain.
'Several organizations In Terre Haute are
Jumping on the mayor for releasing the lid
on saloons. Impeachment proceedings are
threatened.
A Chicago man adds to the political gaiety
of the season by proposing Mark Twain
for president and John D. Rockefeller fur
vice president In IMS.
The organization of the city council of
Greater New York is attracting attention.
Neither of the three parties republican,
democratic and Hearst has a majority and
a coalition of two Is necessary to control.
Indications point to a combination against
Tammany.
Unless the members utilize the chips of
19U6 before January 1. it Is feared the extra
session of the Pennsylvania legislature will
not have a quorum on the opening day.
Execrable roads would make walking real
work, and no honorable member could
shatter tradition by paying railroad fare.
James Francis Burke, one of the new
congressmen from Pennsylvania, organized
the Republican National College league,
with a branch In every large American
university, and was elected Its first presi
dent He has had & brilliant career from
the time of his admission to the Pittsburg
bar.
William Randolph Hearst, congressman
nd democratic leader, plans a giddy pace
j f tew , lo
come. He proposes to
rUn for governor of New York next year
and for president in laws,
As all the wheel
horses of democracy are dead or shelved, no
one on the party stage down east disputes
Hearst primacy as leader and party rep
resentative. Mayor McClellan of New York is ex
pected In a few days to take such official
action as will leave no doubt of his oppo
sition to Murphy, the present leader of
Tammany. Ha will probably retire Water
Commissioner John T. Oakley, whom Mur
phy insists on retaining. In the event that
Murphy shall be forced out It Is thought
that James J. Martin will become leader
of Tammany. He is the ablest man In the
orxar.liation.
Congressman J. A. Beldler of Cleveland
In Washington a few days ago put for
ward a new political theory by saying that
"the real agent In the defeat of tha re
publican ticket in Ohio was rural free de
livery. The delivery of daily newspapers
in the country districts did the work. The
city press educated the rural population
to a point of acuta understanding of po
litical matters and this tnaured tha cafcat
f Governor Berrlck.'
OTHER I.A,l TH AX OlR.
Imperial death duties are likely to be an
Important source of revenue, hereafter, to
the German government. It Is purposed to
collect them upon Inheritance s, on a scale
ranging from 4 to M per cent. In accord
ance with the degree of kindred of the heir
and the value of the estate. Inheritances
under 0 marks il76 will be exempt from
duty, and the lowest tax In the scale will
be Imposed upon Inheritances up to Su.one
marks t$l2.tmr). After that point, the duty
will be doubled, and the highest taxes will
be Imposed upon inheritances exeeedlug
600,000 marks tllS.noo) In value. When the
heirs are the children, or the husband or
wife of the testator, the inheritance remains
free of duty. It is expected that this tax
will yield some $10,0fO.(HO; but at least one
third of the proceeds will be reserved. for
the federated states In order to compensate
them for the revenue which they have hith
erto derived from their state death duties,
which they will not surrender In favor of
the empire. The amount of the death du
ties which will be appropriated by the em
pire Is to be determined from year to year
by the annual finance bill in connection
with the estimates. It will depend upon the
necessities of the budget after other avail
able sources of revenue have been ex
hausted. Among these the matriculur con
tributions of the federated states will be
reckoned, but they must not exceed tn
amount the repayment which the states re
ceive from the empire.
The new English premier has taken one
step which his opponents describe as dema
gogic, but which is by no means without
Justification In recent experience in the af
alrs of the United Kingdom. He caused It
to be understood that any member of his
party taking office under him would be re.
quired to resign whatever directorships he
might hold In business corporations. In the
Balfour ministry there were over thirty
men In office holding more than sixty di
rectorships, and at the time of the Boer
war some of these were unpleasantly con
nected with corporations having relatione
with the government. It Is. of course, ab
surd to hold that a good director cannot
make a good government officer, but It will
be remembered that our own law puts re
strictions of this sort about the office of
tho secretary of the treasury, which the
late A. T. Stewart was unable to take on
that account. And Sir Henry is very sure
not to be embarrassed by bad directors
If any there be In England if he declines
to have any directors whatever.
Poland looks to the Russian dounia for
the establishment of what it regards as its
rights. The expectation Is that the doumu
will leglslato for the rights and for tho
welfare of all parts of Russia. That, how
ever. Is not what Poland wants. It de
mands special legislation in its behalf
separate from that niiulo for Russia as a
whole. It wants to be made independent
of Russia in legislative and administra
tive affairs, and even In military admin
istration. That was the status which Fin
land enjoyed down to a few years ago, and
it seems likely that It will now be pretty
completely restored .to that country. No
doubt such restoration in Finland has
greatly whetted the desires of the Poles for
a like act of Justice or of grace to them,
and to somo extent it may havo strength
ened the logic of their demands. Yet the
prospect Is not particularly hopeful for
Poland. It is now 133 years since the first
partition of Poland. It is seventy-three
years since Poland, by ukase of Nichols
I, was made an Integral part of the Rus
sian empire. It Is thirty-nine years since
the lust political distinctions of Poland as
a kingdom were abolished. It Is thirty
seven years since the public use of tho
Polish language was Imperially Interdicted.
It Is hardly to be supposed that even Count
Wltte, with all his liberal ideas, would bo
willing to.' go back so far-In Russo-Pollsh
history and undo the things that were
done more than a generation ago; espe
cially with the influence ot Germany and
Austria vigorously manifested against such
a policy.
All observers seem to h:iv lieen Im
pressed greatly by the solidarity and dis
cipline displayed by, the recent demonstra
tion in favor of universal suffrage organ
ized in Vienna by the social democrats.
The leaders had forbidden singing or shout
ing, and, although the host numbered 2tO,
OUO, these orders were obeyed. In the
neighborhood of the Relcherath building the
paraders almost forebore to speuk. The
police had no occasion to Interfere, as the
commands of the g,0uu stewards appointed
by the party leaders were obeyed without
a murmur. Tho Immense Karlsplatz, with
the udjoining Naschmarkt, Bchwarzonberg
platz, IxrthlngerstrasBe and Beethoven Platz
were the points selected for the assem
bling of the different deputations from
the twenty-one administrative districts of
Vienna and lower Austrian towns. A map
Indicated the proper place for every pro
cession. By 9:20 a. m., when the head of
the main procession began to move from
the Sehwarzenbcrgplatz, the whole of the
Immense space covered by the squares and
streets mentioned was black with work
men in their Sunday clothes and red with
their flags, banners and badges. There
after there, was a continuous flow of the
human torrent until 3 p. m. The only dif
ficulty experienced by the stewards was
In dealing with numbers much larger than
they had expected.
During the year 19W the average number
of persons working In and about mines reg
ulated by the Indian mines act was 107.3S2,
of whom 71.510 worked underground and 35,
872 on the surface. Of these 70,320 were
adult males, 31,828 adult females and B.234
children under 12 years of age. Compared
with tho preceding year an Increase of over
4 per cent (5,17 workers) Is shown. Apart
from definite figures there Is ample evidence
that the demand for labor at coal and some
other mines Is Increasing, and that Indians
are more willing to work underground. The
only reduction Is in the number of persons
employed In the manganese mines. Proper
weight cannot be given to the fluctuations
In the number of persons working until
mining becomes recognized as the perma
nent occupation of a larger class of labor
and until more reliance can be placed upon
the accuracy of returns from whlcli the fig
ures are collated. At present many Kant
Indians who work In the mines do so
casually, as when a slackness In agriculture
or other caste occupations gives them leis-
ran
for the Baby
A proper food will cause
the disappearance of many infantile
ailments. This is why Meilin's Food
gives such marvelous results, because
the baby being; properly fed with
truly nourishing; food, attains a con
dition of good health that resists the
u k ef diMM and prtvant. ucouh.
Melhn'. Food la a feed that tnak. b.bwa
grow etronf. Bead for our tr book
' Uein s r ood Bibles."
The Orar Ifntt' Fee recalvlaf
th. CftAXD fkUi at St. LaaU. l04.
CU Medal, Highest Award,
PortUad, 0r. 1905.
kuxjn' rooa co. boston, mail
For BreaJtfaLSt
Lxiricheon
or Tea.
A few small biscuits easily made with
Royal Baking Powder. Make them
small as small round as a napkin ring.
Mix and bake just before the meal.
Serve hot.
Nothing better for a light dessert
than these little hot biscuits with butter
and honey, marmalade or jam.
You must use Royal Baking Powder
to get them right.
ROYAL BAKIN0 POWOtR CO., NCW YORK
tire. Some of the persons employed at a
Bengal colliery live thirty miles from the
pit. They walk the distance through a
rough Jungle, stay at the colliery for six or
seven days and then return home for a
week's rest. Others live from ten to fifteen
miles sway and come Irregularly to the
n.ine; t iey stay there for twenty-four hurs.
of which they will spend eighteen under
ground working a double shift.
A Trick that failed.
San Francisco Chronicle. '
An energetic member of the railroad lit
erary bureau Is sending out letter which
ho takes the precaution to mark "not for
publication." He must be greatly aston
ished at the general compliance with his
request, which Is obviously Intonded to
stimulate editorial contrariness. So far as
we have observed the game doesn't work
at all. The editors apparently neither read
nor publish the screeds.
Common Isaae In rtna.la.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Times have not change much in a cen
tury, in 1S01 it was said that Alexander
I rode in a procession through the streets
of St. Petersburg preceded by the assas
sins of his grandfather, followed by those
of his fathtr, and surrounded by his own.
HIS t-HRISTMIS WIH.
W. I). Nesbli In Chicago Tribune.
For Christmas? You esk mo what would
I receive
That should make all my life seem com
plete? I wait not for fancy to conjure and weave
The impossible gifts I would greet
With welcoming smiles If they came to
my hands
But I'll tell you the p-lft I bespeak:
No Jewel brought forth from some far
away lanrts,
But a wet little kiss on my cheek.
Ofttlmes I recall It the laugh in the dawn,
And the marveling gaze at the tree.
Then the two little arms of the child who
is gone,
As she clambered atop of my knee
And clasped me, and held me, and whis
pered the word
Of the gift that she gave, which was
'This'
And I feigned my surprise, but my eyes
were ablurred
When my cheek felt the wet little kiss.
Aye, that was a treasure! No bauble of
gold.
No rare Jewel, nor trinket of worth
Could thrill me with Joy to a measure untold-There
Is nothing you'll find on the earth
Would bring me the Joy that was mine In
the days
When she lived. And the gift thst I
crave
Is her smile as she looked at the tree In
amaze.
And the wet little kiss that she gave.
For Christmas? For Christmas, I want to
sit here
When the dawn sends its first silver
gleams
And to think of the light and the laughter
last j'ear
And to picture her face In my dreams
Till out from the silence that holds us
start
Shall be given the noon that I seek:
The warmth of her arms, and the thrill of
my heart.
And her wet little kiss on my cheek.
Coal. Wood. Coke, Kindling.
W. sell th best Ohl and Colorado Coal -c!an, hot, lasting!
Also th Illinois. Hanna, 8hridan, Walnut Block, 6tam Coal, Ete.
For general purposes, us Ch.roks Lump, $5.50; Nut, $5.00 pr ton.
Missouri Lump, $4.75; Largs Nut, $4.50 -makes s hot, quick fir.
Our hard coal Is th 6CAANTON, th best Pennsylvania anthracite
W also sell Spsdra, th hardest, and olanst Arkanaas hard coal
All our coal hand screened and weighed over any oity acalea dlrd
COUTANT & SQUIRES
WHERE THEY ARE SELLING
PIANOS
The Universal Discount of 25 per cent off of the straight piano
dealer's retail prices which this house Inaugurated during tho year and
marked this last and lowest asking and selling price on the tags la
plain figures, and hunr the tags on the pianos in plain view, la what
baa done the business for the Hospe Co.
The One Price Plan on Pianos is winning us more friends dally.
They know the $190 mark means $190 net. The ten-year warranty on
the pianos means Ten Years, and the terms, $6 per month, means Just
what It says. The $4 SO Knabe Mahogany Upright Grand Piano stands
tor Just 1460, cash or time. Can we do better than this to please?
Yea, we can!
We can, and will, ahow you new scale Kimball Pianos for from
1260 up. We have Kranlch V Bach Pianos from $375 up. We have
aizteen different makes of pianos, including the latest Art Upright and
Miniature Grand Bush Lane Pianos. Just call and see the Trench
atyla 14-inch walnut case.
Our stock is freah. bright, new, in perfect tune, ready for delivery.
Just pay a little down balance at convenience.
It pays to aee the "Angelus" play the piano.
A. HOSPE CO.,
, 1513 Douglas Street
The Piano House with the One Price
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In 2-Pie10c Packages.
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"I sec that a Michigan woman left all
her estate to her lawyer."
"I suppose that's what might be called
forestalling the Inevitable." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"When he goes to pay his life Insurance
premium these days." remarked the home
grown philosopher, "the smile of the most
confirmed optimist is llkelv to fade to a
sickly grin." Philadelphia Bulletin.
"Mclllougii's prise fighting days are
over."
How's that?"
"He has lost three lingers of his right
hand."
"Well, he ran learn to write with his
left hand If he practices." Cleveland
Leader.
"This Is indeed the age of commercial
ism," suid the man of sentiments.
"What makes you think so?"
"Some of our statesmen never mention
the American eagle nny more and are con
tinually applauding the work of the Amer
ican hen. Washington Star.
Travels Yes, I met Britton tn London
and shook hands with him.
Holmes Why, you Just told me you never
saw him before.
Travels I didn't see him. I was intro-
I duced to him In a fog. Philadelphia Press.
I Stella How did you refuse him?
Bella Beautifully: I lust copied the vota
of thanks thst papa got when ha was re
tired from the board of directors. New
York Sun.
"You are a blackmailer." declared tho
goaded capitalist, turning upon the agent.
"Kasy, easy," replied the agent, blandly:
"you needn't shout about it. I guess I
know my business." Philadelphia Ledger.
A popular shirt at a
popular price. Famoui
for quality, cut and fit.
$1.00 and $1.25, in
white and in colors
that stay.
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Troy, N. V.
tan at SUr u4 bin la WarM
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